Monday

Hello my fellow people today is June 30, 2014. I will be taking sometime off from blogging with the holiday weekend coming and my birthday next weekend. I will try and write some recipes up tommorrow and Wednesday so you can use them for your holiday weekend. July is my favorite month. You have Fourth of July my favorite holiday with fireworks and beers. And then a week later it's my birthday plus my best friends bday is the day after mine. My husbands best friend is getting married the day before my birthday so all in all July is very busy but that is how I like it. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Pizza Friday

Hello my fellow people today is June 27, 2014. It's Friday which is exciting I'm looking forward to this eventful weekend we have planned. A 1st birthday party and a visit to my rents house and other things. But today is pizza Friday last night my husband and I made a corn beef and cheese homemade pizza. We have a bread maker that makes the dough for us and then you put it on a pan with topping and 18 mins at 400 degrees. It turned out amazing like usual. Here's some pictures enjoy. 

Now off to keep swimming with the boys. 

Have a great weekend :-) 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Roasted red pepper hummus

Hello my fellow people today is June 26, 2014. Here's my blog for the day roasted red pepper hummus with olive oil no tahini. 

• 2 cans (each 15 oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed  
• 2 garlic cloves, minced 
• 1 red bell pepper, roasted, peeled, seeded and roughly chopped 
• 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice 
• 1/4 cup olive oil  
• 2 teaspoons of oregano
• Kosher salt, to taste 
• Pita bread or pita chips for serving 

In a food processor, combine the chickpeas, garlic, bell pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and pulse until the mixture just comes together. With the processor running, slowly pour in more olive oil until right thickness. Season with salt. Serve with pita bread or pita chips for dipping. Makes about 3 cups. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Hump day

Hello my fellow people today is June 25, 2014. And yes again I am sick and again it's going to be a short day for writing but I just like to make sure that even if I am sick I still keep up with writing that way I miss no days. Nothing exciting has happened anyway this week, besides working, cleaning, and being annoyed. I'm super tired and I am have a hard time writing this write now without my eyes shutting that means nap time. Enjoy you day storms coming in now. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Tuesday picture day

Hello my fellow people today is June 24, 2014. I am still sick so I will do picture Tuesday again and this time I'll leave you with pictures from this weekend since I didn't post them yesterday. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Sicky

Hello my fellow people today is June 23, 2014. I'm sick have been all weekend back to rest. 

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen 

Flu Friday :-(

Hello my fellow people today is June 20, 2014. And yes I have caught the flu which is no fun at all. So I wanted to share the app that I downloaded for my grocery list is called my shopi and I like it so far. It was the only free app that looked worth getting. I'm laying on the couch covered up and trying to rest my tummy. Watching tom and jerry with the boys. Three o'clock can't come any sooner I just want to get home and relax. I should be making hummus this weekend and I will get those recipes together for next week. Have a great weekend. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Thirty Thursday

Hello my fellow people today is June 19, 2014. It's a late post because I am busy making dinner. 

Hopefully tomorrow will be a longer post check out the recipes. Many more new ones to come!!! 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Hump day

Hello my fellow people today is June 18, 2014. And just by writing that it reminds me that today would have been my papa's birthday. He passed away in October, I sure do miss him all the time. He lived a long and great life so when the time came it was hard but I had prepared myself for it. Losing loved ones can always be hard luckily in my life I haven't had a lot of loved ones that have passed yet. Im super busy today with the kids we are at the youngest speech class right now I'm just thinking about how hungry I am and how the mom I work for hasn't gone shopping so there isn't any good food in their house. I also remind mysel that I need to do some grocery shopping. I was actually going to go on the App Store and look for a grocery list app. This way if I want to stop at the store and I don't have the list from the house I will still know what I need to get. So on to the App Store to search I'll let you all know tomorrow what I find and if I like it. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen

Picture Tuesday

Hello my fellow people today is June 17, 2014. Today is picture Tuesday where I post pictures without captions that describe my day. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Monday work

Hello my fellow people today is June 16, 2014. It's only now 7am I am back at my nanny job. Tommy the now almost 3 year old wasn't having a very good morning, but when we talked about swimming later then he got all excited and forgot that he was tired. But I'm not gonna lie I am so tired I couldn't get comfortable last night when I laid down for bed. I was so sweaty and that just makes trying to sleep much harder I moved to the extra bedroom just so I could have a fan on myself. Although I was then able to have a fan to myself the fan was blowing and that was making the vertical blinds noisy. So I fell asleep around 2am and woke up at 5am so to say the least when I get off work at 3 today I'm taking a nap. Luckily it's going to be hot today and the kids and I are going to go swimming. So off to make breakfast for the kids let's see if they want eggs instead of their normal cereal. Have a great day wear sunscreen and make sure to drink lots of water. 

Wanted to add some pictures from today 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Pan-seared tarragon and dill salmon with avocado purée

Hello my fellow people today is Friday June 13, 2014. And for lunch I made pan-seared tarragon and dill salmon with avocado purée. I didn't really follow a recipe I just made one up myself and it turned out amazing. So I would love to share. 

2 avocados pitted and scooped out of shell 

Lemon juice 

Sea salt

2 salmon filets 

Tarragon 

Dill 

Margarine 

Place avacados in blender with lemon juice and sea salt to taste blend then add half cup of water to thin out. Present on plate. Start 3 tbsp. of margarine in pan to melt. Rinse and pay dry salmon. Season salmon with dill, tarragon, and some salt. Cook 5 mins on each side serve and enjoy. 

Hope you enjoy my recipe. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Quickie Thursday

Hello my fellow people today is June 12, 2014. Today is quickie Thursday which just means that the blog will be very short for today. The reason for that is because my wrist is in a lot of pain from spraining it. I haven't had a very good day I have been in a lot of pain from my wrist. But then it also got worse when someone decided to ruin my day because they aren't in a good mood themselves. So I was supposed to work but I ended up coming home and I really think that I need to get my prescription filled since ibuprofen isn't working for the pain. So for all you readers of mine out there I would love to know what you would like me to write about? I plan on going through my recipes tomorrow and writing a longer post with some great recipes for you all to try. Hopefully this weekend will be better then this week was. And I go back to my nanny job on Monday which is great because we really need the money. You know the stereotype the first two years of marriage are always hard because you struggle, well that's definitely true we just need two incomes coming in. Luckily the weather is pretty nice today not too hot and the suns out and of course it's not raining. So now I'm just going to try to relax and have a better day since my day was ruined this morning. So I leave you with the picture of Ziggy as he's snuggled up next to me right now. Have a great day.

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen

Sleep is a must

Hello my fellow people today is June 11, 2014. And I must say that sleep is a must!!! And the reason I say that is because I haven't had much sleep lately and I am super tired. Not to mention I have been giving my husband a ride to work since last Friday, and since we have to be up before 6am its no fun once I am up in the morning I cant go back to sleep unless it is an afternoon nap. So with that being said I must take a nap. Hopefully tomorrow I can have some recipes or Friday I'm off Friday so I should be able to have a few list of recipes that I can share with you all. Hope you enjoy your day.

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen

Rainy day Pretty Little Liars Day

Hello my fellow people today is June 10, 2004. Last week on Thursday I fell down a flight of stairs. So on Saturday I went to the emergency room. I found out that I didn't break a bone think God, but I did sprain my wrist really bad. So now I am stuck wearing a brace for the next two weeks. 

But I can't be too upset because at least I didn't break my wrist. My husband and I went grocery shopping yesterday, and we got a lot of good stuff to try. One thing that we buy is Snapple green tea because I haven't tried it yet. I tried the green tea this morning and it was so good. And I especially love the facts that come underneath the Snapple caps. This is the one that came under the green tea I drank this morning: 

Sunday night I made some pork chops for dinner. The way that I marinated the porkchops was using Italian dressing, and spices. The porkchops turned out delicious and we had broccoli I attempted to make cheese sauce without milk. Let's just say you can't use Velveeta cheese without milk to make a cheese sauce. I heated the Velveeta in the microwave and then poured it on top of the broccoli, but the cheese without milk hardens so quickly that once it hardens it's like you're eating the block of cheese.

But we ate it all anyways because we never waste food.  Here is a picture of our meal on Sunday:

 And of course we also had tater tots with our meal. 

Yesterday I went to the doctor to find out why my husband and I aren't having children. I had my routine Pap smear and then they did some blood work to figure out why I'm not getting my monthly friend. I will return back to the doctor in three weeks to find out the results hopefully it's just a small issue and nothing major. I just want to be able to have kids with my husband that's all you really want. But who knows maybe God has a different plan for us. So besides going to the doctor for my reproductive organs and then going to the emergency room for sprained wrist I've had enough excitement for a month. But I will tell you that I am super excited for pretty Little liars season premiere to be on tonight.

So on that note I leave you with another Snapple fact of the day:

Hope you all have a great evening and if you're watching pretty little liars I really hope you enjoyed it. And try to stay dry since it's going to rain for the next two days here in Illinois. 

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen

Doctor

Hello my fellow people today is June 9, 2014. I've been at the doctors all day have no energy. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Friday Stuffed Green Peppers

Hello my fellow people today is June 6, 2014. And today I have my recipe for stuffed green peppers. 

4 large green peppers

1 pound ground turkey or beef 

1 cup of cooked rice (follow directions of rice box)

2 tablespoons of chopped onion

1 teaspoon garlic salt 

1 8 oz can of tomato sauce 

3/4 cup of shredded cheese 

Boil water. Cut tops off of peppers and dispose of along with seeds. Place peppers in water for 5 mintues. Brown meat, onions and garlic salt in a skillet drain. Open can of tomato sauce into bowl. Make rice. Combine sauce meat and rice in bowl. Remove peppers place in casserole dish. Fill peppers and cover. Cook at 350 degrees for 45 mins. Uncover sprinkle cheese on top of peppers and cook for an additional 15 mins. Let cool then serve and enjoy. 

Here are aome pictures of the steps. 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen 

Thursday ugghh

Hello my fellow people today is June 5, 2014. Today is my brothers birthday and I'm not working today. I wish that I would have had a nice peaceful day off like my husband did yesterday but that is not the case. I didn't end up making the stuffed peppers last night because I told my husband id only make them if he did the dishes. 7 hours later when I got home he was asleep on the couch and dishes were not done. He said he was tired and that he would do the dishes then except all night he sat on the couch now like I have previously posted sharing house duties are a must. He then went to bed at 10pm and the dishes were not done. I was excited for my day off today so i could sleep in that was not the case. The normal he wakes me up when he's leaving for work occurred at 6am I fell back asleep and he left at about 6:20 he comes storming in the house asking me for change. I then proceed to tell him that I have no change because I paid the electric bill. He just kept saying my tire is flat and I need to put air in it. I said well how could that tire be flat we just replaced a flat tire he said it was the other tire in front. I just said well I don't know what you want me to do we have two cars but my car is almost on E because we don't get paid till tomorrow and I had enough to get me to work. He started to kick the wall like a child and say well I'm not going to work then he said I'm taking your car and left. When I looked outside at his car the tire looked a little low but not flat, again with being overly dramatic. So I decided I'd make the peppers today since I have the time to be able to. But I didn't get to sleep in and I HAD TO DO THE DISHES not him. Because we all know that when a wife is off work if nothing gets done you will get told that. So recipe will be up tomorrow with pictures. Hope you have a great day whether you're working or if you're off. 

Happy reading,

Devinne Kathleen 

Halfway

Hello my fellow people today is June 4, 2014. And it is Wednesday and chilly and rainy. But that's alright I'm inside and working except I'm finished working right now, just waiting for my next task to be assigned. I promised my nephew that on Friday I would take him to the park but it's not going to be very warm the rest of the week so that's not really great park weather. Since it's raining my husband is home from work today unless it stops raining but I heard that it was going to be scattered all day. This weekend nothing big is planned but Monday I have a doctors appointment to make sure that I am as healthy as I can be right now. It makes me a little nervous since I haven't been to the doctor in two years what happens if they do find something wrong with me that wouldn't be good. So tonight I am making stuffed green peppers for dinner. And tomorrow I will share pictures and the recipe. I know my husband is excited about the stuffed green peppers that is one of his favorite foods. Last night we had Swiss cheese burgers and tater tots, it was definitely not healthy but it was just easy to make since I was so tired. And of course I was tired yet I didn't go to bed until 2am. So when I woke up this morning my feeling was it's rainy and I'm tired I want to sleep in so I tried to but I just couldn't get comfortable. I'm not sure why it is so hard lately to get comfy. It's not much to ask to sit on the couch or lay in bed and be comfortable. But I suppose it must be since I can never find a good spot. What we need is a new bed and new couches but for now new couches would be more then enough. But since we have no credit cards and not much money saved it will be awhile till we can get those things. The couches that we have we're given to us from a couple at our church that had them in a sitting room and no one sat on them hardly. But the couches are still older then me. Well it's back to the daily grind. Hopefully wherever you are the weather is a little better then here. Tomorrow stuffed green pepper recipe. Also thank you to all the awesome people that are reading and viewing. Any kinds of things you would like to see me write about? 

Happy reading, 

Devinne Kathleen